Join me in an experiment to find your authentic truth and begin the New Year more honestly, more aligned with your deeper desires, and on the path towards a life that is both successful and authentic! 

Today on the show we are joined by Nadja Pinnavaia, founder of Euphebe Healthcare. She is here to talk to us about how we can really change our lives by the way we eat. Prior to founding Euphebe, Nadja was an undergraduate student in Chemistry from King’s London College. She gained her Ph.D in Quantum Chemistry from Saint Catherine’s College in Cambridge, and then went on to become managing director at Goldman Sachs. Nadja has certainly got the education, the background, and a ton of amazing accomplishments under her belt. However, because of a personal experience dealing with cancer in her family, Nadja decided to switch her focus to food; why it matters, why it can really change your life, and how it impacts our health and wellness.

On today’s show, we have Kate Swoboda joining us. In this episode, we are going to talk about courage, how to accept your fears, release the past, and live your most courageous life. A lot of people want to step forward and live a more authentic life, and Kate shares with us how courage plays a very large role in that experience. She lays it out in incredible detail, with a four-part process that she believes will help you step into the life that feels right for you. Kate has been featured in MindBodyGreen, Entrepreneur, USA Today, Forbes, and many other publications. 

Most of us want to live an authentic life. But while the idea feels appealing, the realities of finding such a life can be quite elusive. Tune in to hear Mike Bundrant discuss the VAK model and how it can help you practice living more authentically. 

In a few minutes a day, you can dramatically change you life. Learn how from one of Chicago's premier yoga teachers. 

Amy is a mother of three, a birth doula, a retreat leader, a yoga instructor at Yoga View in Chicago City, and has been practicing meditation since the ripe year of 1986. In this episode we discuss what meditation is, the benefits of meditation and what exactly happens to our mind when we do it. Amy explains the difference between the head brain and the heart brain and how meditation aims to strengthen the heart brain, which is growing progressively weaker with the demands of busy western life. Amy also shares one of her favorite mantra’s and invites us to try out one of her favorite simple meditations that you can start doing today.

Shawn Achor, positive psychologist and author of, The Happiness Advantage, researched the science behind happiness. Why are some people happier? Today, I breakdown the top misconceptions on how to feel happier. With this understanding, you can start to approach happiness from a different angle and find the contentment and joy you desire.  

Do you feel that communication breaks down in your relationships and you aren't certain why? Perhaps you have falled into the Death Gap. Listen in to hear how to close the gap, improve communication, and get back to enjoying the one you love. 

Learn about my favorite word, surrender. I battled it out with this word for years. I thought it meant I was giving up, letting go of my goals, even being weak. Nothing could be further from the truth. Check out this eposide to learn more about surrender and how it actually can be the most empowering word in your life!

Everyone wants to feel more happy, but the ways in which we seek happiness are the reason we never find it. Tune in to learn a simple shift in perspective and have that inner calm you seek.